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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000804b.htm person Street Robert AO FAA AACR2 16 December 1920 4 July 2013 Place of Birth United Kingdom Place of Death Perth, Western Australia, Australia Physicist Robert Street was Director of the Research School of Physical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, 1974-1978. He was previously Professor and Chairman of the Department of Physics, Monash University, Victoria 1960-1974. Street was interested in the development and properties of magnetic materials. [16 December 1920] [4 July 2013] Award - Fellow, Institute of Physics, Multi-national Organisation based in the United Kingdom [16 December 1920] [4 July 2013] Career Position - Sometime President, Atomic Energy Advisory Committee [16 December 1920] [4 July 2013] Career Position - Sometime President, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering c. 1966 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of London, England c. 1966 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London, England 1941 1945 Career position - Ministry of Supply, England 1945 1954 Career position - Lecturer, University of Nottingham, England 1954 1960 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Sheffield, England 1960 1974 Career position - Foundation Lecturer in Physics, Monash University, Australia 1967 1978 Career position - Senior Research Fellow (half time), Research Centre for Advanced Mineral and Materials Processing. Chairman, National Standards Commission, Australia 1971 1972 Career Position - President, Australian Institute of Physics 1972 1976 Career position - Chairman, Australian Research Grants Committee 1973 2013 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1974 1978 Career position - Director, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University 1978 1986 Career position - Vice Chancellor, University of Western Australia 1986 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Department of Physics, University of Western Australia 1992 2013 Award - Honorary Fellow, Australian Institute of Physics National Standards Commission (1950 - )

Senior Research Fellow (half time), Research Centre for Advanced Mineral and Materials Processing; Chairman 1967-1978

 Monash University (1958 - )

Foundation Professor of Physics 1960 - 1974

 Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )

President 1971 - 1972; Honorary Fellow 1992 - 2013

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1973 - 2013

 Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University (1946 - )

Director, 1974 - 1978

 The University of Western Australia (1911 - )

Vice Chancellor, 1978-1986

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 Street, Robert (1920-)

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 'Street, Robert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Street, Robert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The Establishing of the Department of Physics at Monash University Bolton, H. C.; Street, R. The Establishing of the Department of Physics at Monash University 1986 Australian Physicist 23 8 205-208 Journal Article: Robert Street AO, FAA 1920 - 2013 St Pierre, Tim; Woodward, Rob; McArthur; Ian, Cashion, John; Morgan, Michael; and Street, Alison Robert Street AO, FAA 1920 - 2013 2013 Australian physics 50 5 172 Journal Article: Robert Street 1920 - 2013 Barber, Michael N.; and Mccormick, Paul G. Robert Street 1920 - 2013 2016 Historical Records of Australian Science 27 2 211-24 Resource Section: Interview with Professor Robert Street (1920-2013), physicist Salt, David Interview with Professor Robert Street (1920-2013), physicist Australian Academy of Science 2005 Interviews with Australian scientists